2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 2003
Championship Details
Dates5 April 2003 – 14 September 2003
All Ireland Champions
Winners Kilkenny (18th win)
Captain Richie Power
ManagerDamien Brennan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Galway
Captain Niall Healy
Manager Mattie Murphy
Provincial Champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Kilkenny
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Not Played
Championship Statistics
Top Scorer Colours of Kilkenny.svg Richie Power (1-29)
2002
2004

The 2003 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 5 April 2003 and ended on 14 September 2003.

Contents

Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions. [1]

On 14 September 2003, Kilkenny won the championship following a 2–16 to 2–15 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. [2] This was their 18th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Kilkenny's Richie Power was the championship's top scorer with 1-29.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Group A

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Laois 22004-250-11264
Carlow 21012-184-18-62
Kildare 20022-174-31-200
5 April 2003Round 1 Kildare 0-09 - 2-15 Laois St. Conleth's Park, Newbridge
C Doyle 0-7, L Harney 0-2.D Bergin 0-4, C Healy 1-0, B Fitzgerald 1-0, J Dunne 0-3, D Guilfoyle 0-2, J Brophy 0-2, K Murphy 0-2, S Hanlon 0-2.
12 April 2003Round 2 Carlow 2-16 - 2-08 Kildare Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
A Quirke 1-4, R Dunbar 0-6, S Watchorn 1-0, K Foley 0-2, L Murphy 0-1, B Cox 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, J Miley 0-1.C Doyle 1-6, L Harney 1-2.
26 April 2003Round 3 Laois 2-10 - 0-02 Carlow O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
S Hanlon 1-2, B Fitzgerald 1-1, J Brophy 0-4, J Dunne 0-2, B McEvoy 0-1.R Dunbar 0-2.

Group B

TeamMatchesScorePts
PldWDLForAgainstDiff
Westmeath 22003-264-1584
Meath 21014-192-1962
Wicklow 20024-125-23-140
5 April 2003Round 1 Westmeath 1-13 - 1-09 Meath Cusack Park, Mullingar
K Cosgrove 0-5, J Clarke 1-3, D McNicholas 0-1, L Boyle 0-1, L Clarke 0-1, C O'Leary 0-1, M Curley 0-1.S Moran 0-4, E Broad 1-1, P Finnegan 0-1, S Ashe 0-1, J Meyler 0-1, D Wallace 0-1.
12 April 2003Round 2 Wicklow 3-06 - 2-13 Westmeath Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
S Furlong 1-4, C Kavanagh 1-1, P Nolan 1-0, A Tiernan 0-1.K Cosgrove 1-6, J Clarke 1-0, P Greville 0-2, A Corrigan 0-2, F Boyle 0-2, M Curley 0-1.
26 April 2003Round 3 Meath 3-10 - 1-06 Wicklow Páirc Tailteann, Navan
S Ashe 1-1, D Kirby 1-1, S Moran 1-0, D Kirwan 0-2, D Wallace 0-2, P Donoghue 0-1, E Broad 0-1, R Gilsenan 0-1.B Nolan 1-1, C Kavanagh 0-2, A O'Brien 0-2, A Tiernan 0-1.

Quarter-finals

10 May 2003Quarter-final Laois 0-09 - 1-09 Offaly O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
D Bergin 0-5, J Dunne 0-1, J Brophy 0-1, B Fitzgerald 0-1, J Rowney 0-1.D Molloy 1-2, D Cordial 0-2, G O'Grady 0-1, D Hayden 0-1, J Keane 0-1, J Bergin 0-1, E Lee 0-1.Referee: J Owens (Wexford)
10 May 2003Quarter-final Dublin 1-16 - 0-03 Westmeath Parnell Park, Dublin
G Morris 0-7, D Walsh 1-1, D Byrne 0-3, B Kennedy 0-2, D O'Reilly 0-1, G O'Meara 0-1, P Carton 0-1.K Cosgrove 0-2, D McNicholas 0-1.Referee: F Smith (Meath)

Semi-finals

25 June 2003Semi-final Kilkenny 4-12 - 0-11 Dublin O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
A Murphy, R Power 1-4 each, A Healy, E Guinan 1-1 each, D McCormack 0-2. Report A McCrabbe 0-4 (all frees), I Fleming 0-2, S O'Sullivan, M Griffin, R Higgins, B Kennedy, P Carton 0-1 each.Referee: S Whelan (Wexford)
25 June 2003Semi-final Offaly 2-16 - 0-12 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
G O'Grady (1-3), S Delaney (1-2), D Cordial (0-5), J Keane (0-2), N Rogers, J Bergin, D Molloy, E Bevans (0-1) each. Report R Kehoe (0-4), S Ryan (0-3), M Doyle, L Kinsella (0-2) each, S Nolan (0-1).Referee: J Quinlan (Carlow)

Final

6 July 2003Final Kilkenny 0-18 - 0-13 Offaly Croke Park, Dublin
R Power 0-6 (4f), E Guinan 0-4, J Fitzpatrick 0-2, A Murphy 0-2, A Healy 0-2, M Nolan 0-2. Report D Cordial 0-9 (9f), S Delaney 0-3, G O'Grady 0-1.Referee: A Stapleton (Laois)

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

9 April 2003First round Limerick 5-15 - 0-03 Kerry Bruff
P McNamara 2-2, P Ryan 2-1, P Kirby 1-4, P Russell 0-3, O Benson 0-2, P Hyland 0-1, C O'Brien 0-1, E O'Leary 0-1.R Galvin 0-3.
9 April 2003First round Cork 0-15 - 0-05 Clare FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
M O'Sullivan 0-6, A Ó hAilpín 0-3, M Harrington 0-3, B Canty 0-2, D Lucey 0-1.T Kierse 0-2, M O'Hanlon 0-1, D O'Halloran 0-1, N Dunne 0-1.
9 April 2003First round Tipperary 1-09 - 0-10 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
R Ruth 1-4, S Cleary 0-2, J McLoughney 0-2, C Larkin 0-1.S O'Sullivan 0-3, D Hickey 0-2, S Quirke 0-2, J Nagle 0-2, M Hoban 0-1.

Playoffs

21 April 2003Playoff Clare 3-14 - 1-07 Kerry Cusack Park, Ennis
B Gaffney 2-4, S O'Brien 1-1, D O'Halloran 0-3, M O'Hanlon 0-2, A Griffey 0-2, R Keane 0-1, T Kierse 0-1.S Young 1-0, R Galvin 0-2, G O'Grady 0-2, M Bowler 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1.
30 April 2003Playoff Clare 2-12 - 1-10 Waterford Semple Stadium, Thurles
B Gaffney 1-5, D O'Halloran 1-1, N McMahon 0-2, A Browne, T Kierse, M Hawes, J Clancy 0-1 each.S O'Sullivan 0-8, D Hickey 1-0, M Hoban 0-2.

Semi-finals

14 May 2003Semi-final Tipperary 1-09 - 2-01 Limerick Semple Stadium, Thurles
R Ruth 1-5, S Long 0-2, D Sheppard 0-1, K Bergin 0-1.P Kirby 1-1, P McNamara 1-0.
14 May 2003Semi-final Cork 0-11 - 0-07 Clare FitzGerald Park, Kilmallock
M Allen 0-3, B Ring 0-2, B Barry 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, D Lucey 0-1, A Ó hAilpín 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1.R Keane 0-3, M O'Hanlon 0-1, N Dunne 0-1, T Kierse 0-1, B Gaffney 0-1.

Final

29 June 2003Final Tipperary 2-12 - 0-16 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
S Long 2-1, R Ruth 0-4, S O'Brien 0-2, D Sheppard 0-2, D Young 0-1, R McGrath 0-1, D Morrissey 0-1.A Ó hAilpín 0-5, B Barry 0-3, B Canty 0-2, M Allen 0-2, B Coleman 0-1, D Lucey 0-1, M Ahern 0-1, B Ring 0-1.Referee: D O'Driscoll (Limerick)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Final

14 June 2003Final Antrim 2-11 - 2-09 Derry Casement Park, Derry
J Scullion 1-4, S McGarry 1-1, N Grego 0-3, C Boyle 0-2, A Ó Cearúlain 0-1.M Lynch 1-2, Biggs 0-5, B McGoldrick 1-0, N Mullan 0-1, C Bell 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

27 July 2003Quarter-final Galway 5-19 - 2-07 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin
A Callanan 3-4, D Reilly 2-3, N Healy 0-3 (0-2f), N Callanan, E Fenton, K Wade (0-1f) 0-2 each, D Garvey, D Kelly, C Burke 0-1 each. Report J Scullion 0-4 (0-3f), S McGarry 1-1, N Grego 1-0, P Cunningham 0-2.Referee: F Smith (Meath)
27 July 2003Quarter-final Cork 2-11 - 2-05 Offaly Semple Stadium, Thurles
M Aherne 1-0, K Canty 1-0, B Canty 0-2, M Harrington 0-2, R Conway 0-2, G O'Leary 0-1, B Barry 0-1, B Clifford 0-1, S Cronin 0-1, A Ó hAilpín 0-1.D Cordial 1-3, D Molloy 1-0, C Parlon 0-1, J Bergin 0-1.Referee: S Roche (Tipperary)

Semi-finals

10 August 2003Semi-final Tipperary 2-16 - 2-19 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
D Hickey 0-5, R Ruth 0-4, D Young 1-1, D Sheppard 1-0, S O’Brien 0-1, K Bergin 0-1, R McGrath 0-1, S Long 0-1, S Cleary 0-1, D Egan 0-1. Report N Healy 0-10, D Reilly 2-0, N Callanan 0-5, A Callanan 0-4.Referee: É Morris (Dublin)
17 August 2003Semi-final Kilkenny 0-15 - 2-08 Cork Croke Park, Dublin
R Power 0-10 (0-8 frees), P Hartley and E Guinan 0-2 each, J Fitzpatrick 0-1. Report K Canty 1-1, D Dorris 1-0, M O’Sullivan 0-3 frees, R Conway 0-2, M Aherne free, and O Manning 0-1 each.Referee: B Kelly (Westmeath)

Final

14 September 2003Final Kilkenny 2-16 - 2-15 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
R Power 0-9 (5f), E Guinan, J Fitzpatrick 1-2 each, M Nolan 0-2, D Cody 0-1. Report N Healy 1-10 (0-8fs), N Callanan 1-1, D Reilly 0-2, A Callanan, E Fenton 0-1 each.Referee: D Kirwan (Cork)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Richie Power Kilkenny 1-293248.00
2 Niall Healy Galway 1-232638.66
3Richie Ruth Tipperary 2-172345.75
4Declan Cordial Offaly 1-192245.50
5 Bernard Gaffney Clare 3-101936.33
6 Aonghus Callanan Galway 3-091836.00
7Derrick Reilly Galway 4-051735.66
8Conan Doyle Kildare 1-131628.00
Killian Cosgrove Westmeath 1-131635.66
10 Eoin Guinan Kilkenny 1-131543.75
Top scorers in a single game
RankPlayerClubTallyTotalOpposition
1 Aonghus Callanan Galway 3-0413 Antrim
Niall Healy Galway 1-1013 Kilkenny
3 Bernard Gaffney Clare 2-0410 Kerry
Niall Healy Galway 0-1010 Tipperary
Richie Power Kilkenny 0-1010 Cork
6Derrick Reilly Galway 2-039 Antrim
Conan Doyle Kildare 1-069 Carlow
Killian Cosgrove Westmeath 1-069 Wicklow
Richie Power Kilkenny 0-099 Galway
Declan Cordial Offaly 0-099 Kilkenny

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